[00:00.49]The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to drive at over 300 miles per hour.
[00:10.01]He set up a new world record in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
[00:19.56]Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been specially built for him.
[00:26.11]It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500-horsepower engine.
[00:33.19]Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 miles per hour,
[00:39.24]he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.
[00:47.03]After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour.
[00:57.03]However, a few days later, he was told that a mistake had been made.
[01:02.87]His average speed had been 301 miles per hour.
[01:07.96]Since that time, racing drivers have reached speeds over 600 miles an hour.
[01:15.40]Following in his father's footsteps many years later, Sir Malcolm's son, Donald, also set up a world record.
[01:25.27]Like his father, he was driving a car called Bluebird.